- Date
- August 3, 1978
- Place
- Aspen, CO · ASPEN, CO
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N555SHCessna 401A
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780803028049A
- Case key
- 139818
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2863 78/8/3 ASPEN,CO CESSNA 401A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 3800 TIME - 1526 N555SH PX- 0 2 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SARDY FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WICHITA,KS ASPEN,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 77 310 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 12 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N555SH
- Reported as
- Cessna 401A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sardy Field
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.